CHALLENGE GRANT AWARDS
Office of Challenge Grants
Announced: May 2005

Arkansas State University, Main Campus
State University, Arkansas

NEH: $1,000,000
Nonfederal: $3,000,000
Total: $4,000,000

To support restoration of two historic sites: the 1858 Lakeport Plantation near Lake Village and the 1930s Mitchell-East Building in Tyronza.

Durham Library Foundation
Durham, North Carolina

NEH: $500,000
Nonfederal: $1,500,000
Total: $2,000,000

To support endowment for a part-time Humanities Coordinator, humanities programming and related acquisitions as well as direct costs for bridging funds and fund-raising expenses.

Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

NEH: $500,000
Nonfederal: $2,000,000
Total: $2,500,000

To support endowment for Junior/Post-Doctoral Fellowships, staff, and general programming at Emory's Center for Humanistic Inquiry.

Liberty Memorial Association
Kansas City, Missouri

NEH: $500,000
Nonfederal: $1,500,000
Total: $2,000,000

To support endowment for a historian/education director, for educational programming, and for related acquisitions.

Minnesota Public Radio
St. Paul, Minnesota

NEH: $800,000
Nonfederal: $3,200,000
Total: $4,000,000

To support construction and renovation of an expanded production and broadcast facility.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri

NEH: $500,000
Nonfederal: $1,500,000
Total: $2,000,000

To support endowment for the position of Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art as well as related expenses for research travel and conservation.

Old Independence Regional Museum
Batesville, Arkansas

NEH: $62,500
Nonfederal: $187,500
Total: $250,000

To support endowment for a half-time humanities educator position to expand programming.

Trustees of Reservations
Beverly, Massachusetts

NEH: $450,000
Nonfederal: $1,350,000
Total: $1,800,000

To support endowment to hire a full-time archivist and a part-time historic resources manager as well as direct support for equipment purchases and reproduction costs.

University of California Press
Berkeley, California

NEH: $400,000
Nonfederal: $1,600,000
Total: $2,000,000

To support new endowment for publications in history, literature, and film studies, and augmented endowment for publications in music history and general humanities.

Washington Drama Society, Inc./Arena Stage
Washington, DC

NEH: $500,000
Nonfederal: $1,500,000
Total: $2,000,000

To support endowment to enhance humanities-related audience enrichment and educational programming.